Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—24/10/2012
Rossini's comic opera Il Turco in Italia performed at the Royal Opera House, London.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's breakfast show, celebrating the BBC's piano season.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Beethoven: Symphony No 2.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Rachmaninov and Medtner (1873-1943 and 1880-1951), Episode 3
3/5What happened when, in World War I, Rachmaninov and Medtner took to the concert platform.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Clandeboye Festival 2012, Clandeboye Festival 2012
2/4Sean Rafferty introduces music by Poulenc and Faure, including Dolly Suite.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Herbert Blomstedt and Bruckner, Episode 3
3/5Music conducted by Herbert Blomstedt. Bruckner: Symphony No 6. Dvorak: Symphony No 7.
15:45
Opera on 3—Wagner's Ring, Gotterdammerung, Acts 1 and 2
1/2Donald Macleod presents a performance of Acts 1 and 2 of Wagner's Gotterdammerung.
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Evening
19:50
Night Waves—Wagner and Myth
In a special edition, Samira Ahmed examines how myth influenced Wagner.
20:35
The Writers' Ring Cycle—The Eighth of April
4/4Glyn Maxwell performs a dramatic poem inspired by Wagner's Gotterdammerung.
21:05
Opera on 3—Wagner's Ring, Gotterdammerung, Act 3
2/2Donald Macleod presents Act 3 of Wagner's opera Gotterdammerung.
22:45
The Essay—Anglo-Saxon Portraits, Hild of Whitby
8/30The story of Hild of Whitby, an abbess who held great power in the seventh century.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington wih music from The Unthanks, David Lang, Francois Bayle and EST.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—25/10/2012
Jonathan Swain presents a recital by pianist Yulianna Avdeeva.
